Bhabanipur, Assam Assembly constituency

For the constituency in West Bengal, see Bhabanipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency.

Bhabanipur
Constituency No. 41 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DivisionLower Assam
DistrictBajali
LS constituencyKokrajhar
Established1962
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBJP
Elected year2021

Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Bhabanipur forms part of Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency. There is an assembly segment by the same name in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as well.

Town details

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Bajali district.
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.[1]
  • Assembly Categorisation: Rural
  • Literacy Level: 79%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,17,396 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:75,355 . Female Electors: 72,693.
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°31'21.7"N 91°04'48.4"E..
  • Total Area Covered: 378 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes: Bhabanipur mouza in Barpeta thana; Bijni mouza in Sorbhog thana; and Hastinapur mouza in Patacharkuchithana, in Barpeta sub-division, of Bajali district of Assam.
  • Inter State Border : Bajali.
  • Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-167, Year 2016-169, Year 2021-41.

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Following is the list of past members representing Bihpuria Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.

Election Name Party
2021 (by-polls) Phanidhar Talukdar Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021 by-election

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly By-Election: Bhabanipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Phanidhar Talukdar 64,200 56.41 New
INC Sailendra Nath Das 38,559 33.58 New
AIUDF Jubbar Ali 6,430 5.65 −38.92
NOTA None of the above 1,120 0.98 −0.15
Majority 25,651 22.83
Turnout 1,13,806
BJP gain from AIUDF Swing

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIUDF Phanidhar Talukdar 55,546 44.57
AGP Ranjit Deka 52,748 42
Independent Abul Kalam Azad 5,400
Independent Kamal Kumar Medhi 3,217
Independent Binoy Kherkatary 1,594
Independent Ruhul Amin 1,434
Independent Makhan Swargiary 1,358
NOTA None of the above 1037 0.83
Majority 2,439 2.21
Turnout 125603 84.32
Registered electors 148,961
AIUDF hold Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIUDF Abul Kalam Azad 28,383 25.73
Independent Phanidhar Talukdar 25,944 23.52
BJP Manoj Baruah 22,380 20.29
Independent Milan Baro 14,500 13.14
Independent Kanak Baro 8,748 7.93
INC Rajib Das 6,620 6.00
NOTA None of the above 706 0.64
Majority 2,439 2.21
Turnout 1,10,280 86.60
Registered electors 1,27,341
AIUDF hold Swing

2011

  • Abul Kalam Azad (AIUDF): 24,756 votes
  • Phanidhar Talukdar (IND): 19,714 votes

References

  1. ^ "Bhabanipur Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bhabanipur Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1977). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press.
  3. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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